{"id":91495,"date":"2025-08-26T20:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91495"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:23:37","slug":"2026-fifa-wcq-thomas-partey-returns-to-ghana-squad-for-chad-mali-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91495","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA WCQ: Thomas Partey returns to Ghana squad for Chad, Mali fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Villarreal CF midfielder Thomas Partey has earned a call-up to Ghana\u2019s squad for the September FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Mali.<\/p>\n

Partey, who missed the Black Stars\u2019 recent outing at the 2025 Unity Cup in London, is currently involved in an ongoing legal case in England.<\/p>\n

Union Berlin defender Derrick Kohn has also received his first call-up, joining established names such as Alexander Djiku, Jordan Ayew, and Mohammed Kudus.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Partey returns to Ghana squad as Union Berlin\u2019s Derrick Kohn receives debut call-up pic.twitter.com\/BBESxlg2wn<\/p>\n

\u2014 #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) August 26, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ghana will face Chad in N\u2019Djamena on September 4 before returning home to host Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on September 8.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars currently top Group I, three points clear of Comoros in second place and five ahead of Madagascar in third.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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